My blog has been pretty quiet. There are a lot of reasons,
but none that I can actually share here. With that little bit out of the way,
here’s my actual post.
This past week, I stepped out of my comfort zone and out of
my day-to-day life, into a world where I wish we could all live, all the time,
every day of our lives. I went to Boise Idaho for something called Brave Girl Symposium.
This was the first one, but not the last, by any means. I’m overwhelmed by all
that happened there, and don’t know that I can capture the magic in a humble
blog post, but at least I can hit on a few of the high points!
I wasn’t planning to go. There’s a lot going on in my life
(obviously, see first paragraph above, if you know me, you know that I love to
blog and blog often). I was going to watch everyone else go and live
vicariously through them. In late March, though, I received a bit of unexpected
money. After a lot of soul searching, I decided to dedicate a bit of it to
self-care, and signed up! All of the pieces fell into place beautifully, and
suddenly the time was here and I was on my way to my beloved Boise.
The symposium did not disappoint. There were SOOO many
amazing speakers, so many women, from so many walks of life, so many different
backgrounds, so so so much to learn, so much to talk about. We came to call it
the “love bubble.” We were in a safe place, protected, protecting each other
fiercely, loving unconditionally, and just being beautiful selves.
I met so many women who I have known only online for several
years. I met them, chatted with some, sat for long chats in the sun with
others, shared meals with them, laughed with them, cried with them, danced with
them. I hugged someone who I hold in the highest respect and felt a physical
jolt. It was strange, but not even surprising! I met someone else who walked up
and “saw” me. She told me she had been moved by the spirit to meet me. I was
pretty much speechless at that, but it was also amazing. The whole experience
was simply epic.
I met so many NEW sisters. Women who touched my life in new
ways and gave me much to be grateful for. Women who were there for the first
time and didn’t know anyone. Women who said I inspired them and then in turn
humbled me by inspiring me in crazy amazing ways.
I listened to speakers. Speakers who shared their souls,
hearts, and life stories. I sat in my seat in tears much of the time. Pained
for these souls, but knowing that they were happy, healthy women now, and
joyful at who they have grown to be. There was so much hope for the broken at
this symposium, so much.
My takeaway is that I have healed a whole lot! I have taken
back my light. I am no longer broken, I am now busted wide open in the best way
possible. I am ready to say Yes, and ready to serve. I have gifts that demand
to be shared, and I am going to pursue that sharing.
I know this is all high level, but if you know any thing
about Brave Girls Club, (www.BraveGirlsClub.com),
then you know that the whole event was red carpet. Anything that happens there
stays there. Most of the stories are not mine to share and my stories are way
too personal to share, plus also, see paragraph 1. I sit quietly at this moment
in the universe.
If this sounds like an experience that you think you would
enjoy, I totally encourage you and beg you to visit http://symposium.bravegirlsclub.com
and sign up for next years! The dates are July 6-July 8, 2017, at the Riverside
Hotel in Boise. Flights are easy to come by, the Riverside has rooms still (I
think, don’t mess around, they are filling fast), and we can meet at the river
bank and celebrate the beautiful women that we are and the gifts that we have
to share! J
See you there.
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